Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!

Childhood friends Tomo Aizawa and Junichirou "Jun" Kubota do everything together, whether it be training or just enjoying a fun day out. Anyone would think that these two are best friends for life. The only issue is that the tomboyish Tomo is in love with Jun, but he regards her like a brother.

At the start of their first year of high school, Tomo confesses her feelings to Jun. However, her rough mannerisms and lack of hesitance to throw a punch do nothing to sway Jun's heart. Realizing that he will remain indifferent to her affections unless she does something about it, Tomo must find a way to knock some sense into Jun and open his eyes to what is right in front of him.

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Aizawa, Tomo Main

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Kubota, Junichirou Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Gundou, Misuzu Supporting

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Olston, Carol Supporting

Amaki, Sally Japanese

Aizawa, Akemi Supporting

Watanabe, Kumiko Japanese

Tanabe, Tatsumi Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Misaki, Kousuke Supporting

Amasaki, Kohei Japanese

Olston, Ferris Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Aizawa, Gorou Supporting

Nomura, Kenji Japanese

Ogawa, Chiyomi Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Yonai, Noritomo Producer

Takahashi, Kanako Producer

Kataoka, Yuki Producer

Okamura, Kunihiro Producer

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Jul 23, 2024

pgutierrez858

Recommended

Before I begin, let me just get out of my head the conspiracy theory that the main heroine’s name (Tomo) sounds exactly like the word for friend in Japanese (友), which would, in my humble opinion, be a horribly cruel way of dooming her to suffer a bad case of being friend-zoned by her childhood friend and love interest from birth. Sorry, Tomo; you deserved better than that.

Now on with the actual review. This is the sweetest thing I have watched in a long time. It is obnoxiously pure in the sense that it’s the story of a bunch of Japanese teenagers who are slowly ... noticing their feelings for each other, which is often a warning of a story in which you are very unlikely to see any real couple time between the main characters, but at the same time, it kept me thinking that even if that were the case, it wouldn’t matter, because I was just enjoying all of their interactions way too much. And even if I sometimes felt the urge to punch them all in the face for their inability to be honest and direct with one another (asking for too much, I am aware), that was not a problem because... they just punched each other naturally anyway!

The supporting cast in this one is just amazing, especially Misuzu, who plays the role of the seemingly dark, sarcastic, and edgy main character’s best friend, but who ends up being the driving force behind most of the positive developments in the show. She’s such a joy to watch both in her twisted and in her kind-hearted moments (which I suppose sometimes end up aligning somehow), and I kept seeing her as the personification of some of my best friends’ traits.

And as for Tomo and Jun, you will find yourself constantly screaming at the screen, “Ugh, would you just get together already?!”. A lot. But their relationship is so genuine and endearing that simply seeing them interact with each other made my heart melt on multiple occasions. And although this is by no means trying to be a deep anime, I guess you could say that it does send a strong message of “Just be yourself, and the right people will stay by your side.”

This made me laugh, made me cheer, and even made me cry at the end. Is it something I haven’t seen before? No. Is it cliched and predictable? Probably. But the execution is so enjoyable that I can wholeheartedly recommend this, even if you have already watched tons of similar anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 27, 2024

LegionIscariot

Mixed Feelings

This would be a great anime if you removed just one element from it.
Tomo-chan's best friend Misuzu Gundou is the worst character ever. She is a straight up manipulative monster.
This one character ruins the entire show for me.

The two main characters Jun and Tomo are actually likeable and i really like their relationship. I like the way they interact.
The anime is really great when it just focuses on them. Its funny and endearing.

Its about a guy and girl friendship, but one happens to be a tomboy. And the other one never noticed as a kid that she was a girl.
They develop feelings for ... each other. But Jun treats Tomo as a guyfriend.
So Tomo tries to act feminine to get Jun's attention. And Jun tries to get stronger for Tomo.

And there is also the 3rd friend the she-b*tch Misuzu Gundou 😈
I actually like dark emotionless anime girls. And in theory i should like Misuzu. Problem is she's written as a straight up c*nt.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 13, 2023

Maese_Hambre

Not Recommended

In general, is a forgettable anime. Typical romantic comedy without any difference from other regular shows of the same genre, the only difference with them is the plot of "a really strong tomboy as main char" and all the jokes will be around that idea. The story is left with an open end, it won't get a second season and nobody will care about that.

This anime passes without trouble or fanfare, not being good or bad, simply mediocre. It's like popcorn without salt, you can eat it but it won't taste at all.

Regular art and animation, regular characters, regular plots. If you enjoy most of ... the animes from this genre you probably will enjoy it, maybe you will even love it. If you where looking for something better than the average this won't be your show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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